Job Duck

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For ambitious, culturally diverse, curious minds seeking booming careers, Job Duck unlocks and nurtures your potential. We connect you with rewarding, remote job opportunities with US-based employers who recognize and appreciate your skills, allowing you to not just survive but thrive. As a lifestyle company, we ensure that everybody working here has a fantastic time, which is why we’ve earned the Great Place to Work Certification every year since 2022! Job Description: The Talent Community Product Owner is accountable for maximizing the value delivered by the Talent Community product and lifecycle (portal experience + candidate/Staffer journeys), enhancing the overall experience within the Job Duck Talent Community, from Candidates preparing for placement to Staffers advancing in their careers. This role owns the Talent Community product vision and roadmap, prioritizing the backlog to maximize member quality, readiness, and placement outcomes. Working through the Talent Community Committee and delivery partners, it aligns cross-functional efforts, establishes clear product goals, manages tradeoffs, and drives continuous improvement, using data to support broader organizational goals. • Competitive Salary Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Lead continuous improvement by using candidate/Staffer feedback and performance data to identify friction, run pilots/A/B tests when appropriate, scale what works, and stop what doesn’t. Represent the candidate/Staffer voice in prioritization and decision-making across the product lifecycle. Partner with cross-functional owners to clarify scope, manage tradeoffs, and ship high-quality iterations that deliver measurable value. Define “ready” work by turning needs into clear backlog items with user stories and acceptance criteria for features, enhancements, and workflows. Publish outcome readouts tied to KPIs and experiments (what changed, what moved, what’s next) and use the insights to re-prioritize. Define and communicate the Talent Community product goal(s) and success measures, aligned to business priorities. Run the Talent Community Committee cadence for intake, prioritization, decisioning, escalation, and dependency management, keeping stakeholders aligned on priorities, constraints, and rationale. Own and maintain a transparent backlog and roadmap, prioritizing by value, effort, risk, and dependencies, and pushing back on misaligned requests to protect focus and capacity. Translate Talent Community strategy into clear product goals, success measures, and backlog priorities. Requirements: • 3+ years in a Product Owner (or equivalent) role with backlog ownership and demonstrated prioritization authority. • Experience defining success metrics (KPIs) and using performance insights to reprioritize roadmaps/backlogs. • Familiarity with experimentation and measurement (A/B testing, segmentation/cohorts, funnel analysis). • Experience leading cross-functional governance (cadences, decisioning, escalation, dependency alignment) and managing stakeholder tradeoffs. • Experience partnering with technical delivery teams in iterative environments (preferred). • Experience in staffing, talent acquisition, onboarding, lifecycle programs, or talent development (preferred). Key Skills: Technical (Required) • BI and dashboard literacy • Experimentation and measurement • Data interpretation and insight communication • Requirements documentation • Data quality and governance basics Technical (Preferred) • Data querying literacy • Automation/analysis tooling familiarity • Version control familiarity • Data pipeline and integration awareness • Transformation framework awareness Behavioral (Required) • Business acumen • Stakeholder management • Coaching and feedback Software and Tools Required: Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, Planner), Workday, Copilot. Work Shift: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM [EST][EDT] (United States of America) Languages: English, Spanish Ready to dive in? Apply now and make sure to follow all the instructions! Our application process involves multiple stages, and submitting your application is just the first step. Every candidate must successfully pass each stage to move forward in the process. Please keep an eye on your email and WhatsApp for the next steps. A recruiter will be assigned to guide you through the application process. Be sure to check your spam folder as well. Job Duck helps talented individuals work remotely for US-based companies. Check out all the free Resources we have for you here! Explore our Frequently Asked Questions for more information!